COLOMBO (News 1st); Litro Gas on Monday (20) announced that over US $ 200,000 will have to be paid as demurrages for retaining gas tankers due to the delay in the testing process.Demurrage is a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship on failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed.Currently, there are three gas tankers anchored off the coast of Sri Lanka and each vessel is due US $ 15,000/- per day as demurrage for the delay.The delay in testing the quality of the gas has also resulted in a shortage of domestic gas in the local market.On Sunday (19) Litro Gas suspended the distribution of LP gas to the local market after the Consumer Affairs Authority cited serious concerns over the sticker that needs to be pasted on.